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Alameda County District Attorney violates Public Records Act
A short article about the Alameda DA refusing to release records which show a pattern of nepotism in hiring by his office...
Posted: Fri, May 27, 2005 7:48am PDT
Berkeley Liberation Radio Needs a Home (audio/mpeg 27.7MB)
Interview with Captain Fred on BLR's eviction and help needed to find a new broadcasting location (better audio version than posting below) (25 minutes)...
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 10:52pm PDT
The Trouble with Music... tomorrow night at AK Press (plus more!)
Fri., May 27th — THE TROUBLE WITH MUSIC with Mat Callahan...
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 3:33pm PDT
6/16 -- All Youth Graffiti Exhibit -- Opening @ Noodle Factory
GRAND OPENING PART II
at the Noodle Factory
1255 26th St @ Union
West Oakland, Califaztlan 94607
Thursday, June 16
8 pm to 2 am...
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 3:22pm PDT
Oakland Activists Protest "Fiscal Recovery Plan" For Schools (audio/mpeg 1.1MB)
IN OAKLAND ON 5/25/05 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS DISRUPTED THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, PROTESTING STATE-APPOINTED DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR RANDOLPH WARD’S “FISCAL RECOVERY PLAN.” THEY BLASTED THE PLAN AS PART OF A NATION-WIDE RIGHT-WING ATTACK ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS – AND VOWED TO KEEP UP THEIR NATION-WIDE FIGHT TO DEFEND THEM....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 2:31pm PDT
STATEWIDE PROTESTS TO THE OPENING OF DELANO II
CALIFORNIANS UNITED FOR A RESPONSIBLE BUDGET (CURB)
invite you to...
A 'Reverse Ribbon Cutting' to
Protest the Opening of the Delano II Prison
in several cities around the state...
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2005 11:58am PDT
Aidan Delgado Speaks to Berkeley High (video/mpeg 25.2MB)
Conscientious objector, Aidan Delgado speaks to Berkeley Highschool about the Iraq war and becoming a conscientious objector on March 23, 2005.
(A segment from last months episode of StreetLevel TV)...
Posted: Wed, May 25, 2005 6:17pm PDT
Alameda Supes Debate MMJ Ordinance - Vote set Jun 7th
ALAMEDA SUPES DEBATE ON-SITE VAPORIZATION, LOCATION & NUMBER OF MMJ
DISPENSARIES
VOTE ON DISPENSARY ORDINANCE SET JUN 7th...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 4:57pm PDT
Grassroots Events for Environmental Justice during United Nations World Environment Week!
Grassroots Events for Environmental Justice during United Nations World
Environment Week:...
Posted: Tue, May 24, 2005 12:45pm PDT
Haiti Vigil Now till 6pm
Emergency Vigil to Spare the Life of Prime Minister Yvon Neptune
Monday, 23 May, 2005 12 noon - 6 p.m. Oakland Federal Building 1301 Clay Street, Oakland...
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 4:00pm PDT
Diebold Vs. Instant Runoff Voting
Diebold continues to drag its feet on Instant Runoff Voting in the East Bay....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 3:42pm PDT
Slam Poet Bamuthi Evening MC for Iraq Vets Against War Event Sunday
National poetry slam champion Marc Bamuti Joseph to MC celebration of conscience, courage, resistance and truth in a time of war -- featuring Iraq War veterans, military family members, and GI resisters....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 1:40pm PDT
MYTH AND REALITY: THE JEWISH ROLE IN US MIDEAST POLICY
In his talk about the Jewish community and America's policies regarding Israel and the Palestinians, Plitnick will explore the role anti-Semitism plays in public perceptions of Jewish power, as well as ways the charge of anti-Semitism is used to stifle criticism of Israel....
Posted: Mon, May 23, 2005 12:11am PDT
Berkeley Liberation Radio Needs a Home!!! (audio/mpeg 2.9MB)
An interview with Captain Fred of Berkeley Liberation Radio about their search for a new broadcast location. (20-25 min)...
Posted: Sun, May 22, 2005 7:52pm PDT
Live broadcast from KPFA Local Station Board meeting (audio/x-mpegurl 0.0KB)
Sat May 21st, 11am - 3 pm: KPFA Local Station Board meeting at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA...
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 11:58am PDT
Weekly Action Alert: Court Support & Alameda Hearing
Monday, May 23: Stockton, CA: Support Aaron Paradiso in Court!
uesday, May 24th @ 10am
Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting to Discuss Dispensing...
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 12:54am PDT
Bay Area Students Demand Educational Equity
High School and Middle School Students walked out of classes and marched to Frank Oglala Plaza to demand
- Non-compliance with No Child Left Behind
- Restore Local Control to Oakland Schools
- Fully Fund Prop 98 and Equally Distribute These Funds
- End the High School Exit Exam...
Posted: Sat, May 21, 2005 12:35am PDT
Tenure Granted!
I am proud to contact you with extraordinary news. Yesterday afternoon,
the Dean of the College of Natural Resources at Berkeley communicated to
me the intention of our new Chancellor to grant tenure to my position at
Berkeley.
This decision is a clear message of vindication not only of myself, but
also of the innumerable individual and collective efforts put into this
process by all of you. You have generously added your voices to the many
questions raised around my tenure review ...
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2005 5:46pm PDT